The moving staircase – Problems of appraisal and evaluation in a turbulent environment

Information Technology & People

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 238-252

  Farbey, Barbara ^a   Land, Frank ^a   Targett, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benefits; Evaluation; Information technology; Investment; National Health Service; Organizational change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986136025     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593849910278196     Document Type: Article

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